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70' GMC · 01-19-2009, 11:42 PM

http://www.tornadoair.com/index.php

Does any of yall got this doo-hickey??????

67ChevyRedneck · 01-19-2009, 11:49 PM

I put one in my silverado. It went from 14mpg city to 37

Longhorn321 · 01-20-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I put one in my silverado. It went from 14mpg city to 37

Sorry dude, I ain't buying it.

67ChevyRedneck · 01-20-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn321

Sorry dude, I ain't buying it.

WHAT? Why not?

dieselarmy13 · 01-20-2009, 12:36 AM

I went from 190 HP and 9mpg to 567 HP and 46mpg when I put mine in. It also made my wife like my truck too!

67ChevyRedneck · 01-20-2009, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dieselarmy13

I went from 190 HP and 9mpg to 567 HP and 46mpg when I put mine in. It also made my wife like my truck too!

I call

on the last part

texanidiot25 · 01-20-2009, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn321

Sorry dude, I ain't buying it.

OUCH, MISSED THE SARCASM.

But this did give me vtec!

1972CheyenneSuper · 01-19-2009, 11:54 PM

I don't have one, but what I do have is some ocean front property in Arizona you might be interested in.

Green Machine · 01-20-2009, 12:00 AM

Quote from their website -

How does it work? The Tornado's unique airflow dynamics creates a swirling fast-burn effect in the combustion chamber. This creates finer particles (atomized fuel), allowing better flame propagation and more complete combustion

I think for best results then you should install one under each intake valve.

72freak · 01-20-2009, 12:05 AM

I put one in my riding lawn mower and now it is faster than a speeding bullet and runs on hydrogen!

ETsC10 · 01-20-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Green Machine

Quote from their website -

How does it work? The Tornado's unique airflow dynamics creates a swirling fast-burn effect in the combustion chamber. This creates finer particles (atomized fuel), allowing better flame propagation and more complete combustion

I think for best results then you should install one under each intake valve.

Does anyone remember the 'turtles' that got glued under the intakes?

72BLUZ · 01-20-2009, 12:24 AM

i would have to hear it from a reliable source, more like someone i know and trust. then i would buy one

**special-K** · 01-20-2009, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 70' GMC

http://www.tornadoair.com/index.php

Does any of yall got this doo-hickey??????

Huh?Oh that`s right,you slept through english.

J/K with ya.
I haven`t used one.But I was stuck in a tornado and found myself 5 miles away with the truck in neutral.Didn`t use a drop of gas.Made me awful dizzy,though

I did sent away for Sea Monkeys and they just turned into bigger lumps of starch.If Billy Mays ain`t screamin`about it I ain`t buyin`.

68Stepbed · 01-20-2009, 10:55 AM

A friend's friend put one in his 90's era Chevy. Absolutely no difference.

67ChevyRedneck · 01-20-2009, 11:32 AM

I actually took a couple minutes to watch their video and look at their install instructions and here's my opinion on why this thing is retarded.

Below is a pic of a typical throttle body. As far as I know, they're completely closed at idle (or maybe cracked open only a hair, but I think it's closed.) The tornado thing installs after the air filter and MAF, but before the throttle body. So at idle it does absolutely nothing. When I drive "normally" I have to barely push down on the accelerator to get my silverado up to speed, basically, my throttle body is barely cracked open. How is this "tornado effect" going to do a damn thing when the TB is only cracked open? ASSUMING this thing *COULD* make any kind of difference in air flow, it would have to do so when the TB is at or near WOT, but if you're constantly driving around at WOT, you're wasting gas like an idiot anyway

That's my opinion on why this thing is 100% useless.

Longhorn321 · 01-20-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I actually took a couple minutes to watch their video and look at their install instructions and here's my opinion on why this thing is retarded.

Below is a pic of a typical throttle body. As far as I know, they're completely closed at idle (or maybe cracked open only a hair, but I think it's closed.) The tornado thing installs after the air filter and MAF, but before the throttle body. So at idle it does absolutely nothing. When I drive "normally" I have to barely push down on the accelerator to get my silverado up to speed, basically, my throttle body is barely cracked open. How is this "tornado effect" going to do a damn thing when the TB is only cracked open? ASSUMING this thing *COULD* make any kind of difference in air flow, it would have to do so when the TB is at or near WOT, but if you're constantly driving around at WOT, you're wasting gas like an idiot anyway

That's my opinion on why this thing is 100% useless.

I agree.

If you could get some swirl after the throttle plate, it could make some difference.

67ChevyRedneck · 01-20-2009, 12:16 PM

I'd also like to add, that once the air hits the throttle body plate itself, whether it's cracked open, or wide open, it seems to me that the "tornado effect" would be COMPLETELY DESTROYED!

tcb-1 · 01-20-2009, 01:58 PM

a rube is born every second......

ChevLoRay · 01-20-2009, 02:10 PM

I did try one on my '96 Silver dollar with vortec 350. I can tell anyone who reads this that the 30-day money back guarantee is good. I made use of it, and there was no quibbling. I recommend it.

Myself · 01-20-2009, 03:32 PM

I think that's a great marketing scheme! I DID put some Dura Lube in my wife's Jeep at the last oil change. It's a '95 Grand Cherokee 4x4 with 4.0 and auto. It went from 16 to 17.2 mpg city. That's for about the last 500 miles. So nI believe that stuff actually MUST work. I've also been tempted to try a Fitch fuel catalyst.

**special-K** · 01-20-2009, 02:27 PM

Wouldn`t it slow the airflow as an obstruction and slow the flow?

**special-K** · 01-20-2009, 06:00 PM

I put a tornado in my truck one day.When I drove by cows they started flying and I found a piece of straw through my hood,power line poles were snapping and a roofs flew off houses.When I saw the wicked witch of the west riding her bicycle with Toto in a basket I went right home.Awhile later there was a doplar radar truck out front and a bunch of nerds wondering around my yard.I took it out that night.Never even got a chance to check the mileage.

jay6891 · 01-20-2009, 06:31 PM

The way I figure it, if it worked, the manufacture would put one on oem. The way the goverment is hollering about fuel milage with new vehicles. Wouldn't they put one on?

**leddzepp** · 01-20-2009, 06:36 PM

After you buy one of these, head on over to Brooklyn. I got a bridge there for sale...you might want to check it out!

Longhorn Man · 01-20-2009, 06:51 PM

consumer reports put this one to rest a decade ago.

01-19-2009, 11:42 PM	#1
70' GMC HERE.......Somewhere Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 2,488	I wonder if this thing works at all? http://www.tornadoair.com/index.php Does any of yall got this doo-hickey?????? __________________ Current rides: 2013 Hyundai elantra gt DD 1995 camaro my first crush lmao Was: 1970 with a 350 4barrel and 288 horses Classics make it possible!

01-19-2009, 11:49 PM	#2
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: I wonder if this thing works at all? I put one in my silverado. It went from 14mpg city to 37 __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

01-20-2009, 12:36 AM	#5
dieselarmy13 Phone's ringin Dude. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 1,426	Re: I wonder if this thing works at all? I went from 190 HP and 9mpg to 567 HP and 46mpg when I put mine in. It also made my wife like my truck too! __________________ I pitty the fool with only two headlights!! 2003 SILVERADO SS--THE NEW GIRL 1972 GMC--THE OLD GIRL

01-19-2009, 11:54 PM	#8
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01-20-2009, 12:00 AM	#9
Green Machine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Estherville, Iowa Posts: 3,371	Re: I wonder if this thing works at all? Quote from their website - How does it work? The Tornado's unique airflow dynamics creates a swirling fast-burn effect in the combustion chamber. This creates finer particles (atomized fuel), allowing better flame propagation and more complete combustion I think for best results then you should install one under each intake valve. __________________ 1968 C10 307 3spd Long Fleet ------ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=201103 1970 C10 305 Super T10 Long Fleet --- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=202285 1971 C20 383 TH350 Dana Posi ----- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=206894 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 C3 6.0

01-20-2009, 12:05 AM	#10
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01-20-2009, 12:24 AM	#12
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01-20-2009, 10:55 AM	#14
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01-20-2009, 11:32 AM	#15
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: I wonder if this thing works at all? I actually took a couple minutes to watch their video and look at their install instructions and here's my opinion on why this thing is retarded. Below is a pic of a typical throttle body. As far as I know, they're completely closed at idle (or maybe cracked open only a hair, but I think it's closed.) The tornado thing installs after the air filter and MAF, but before the throttle body. So at idle it does absolutely nothing. When I drive "normally" I have to barely push down on the accelerator to get my silverado up to speed, basically, my throttle body is barely cracked open. How is this "tornado effect" going to do a damn thing when the TB is only cracked open? ASSUMING this thing COULD make any kind of difference in air flow, it would have to do so when the TB is at or near WOT, but if you're constantly driving around at WOT, you're wasting gas like an idiot anyway That's my opinion on why this thing is 100% useless. Attached Images __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

01-20-2009, 12:16 PM	#17
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: I wonder if this thing works at all? I'd also like to add, that once the air hits the throttle body plate itself, whether it's cracked open, or wide open, it seems to me that the "tornado effect" would be COMPLETELY DESTROYED! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 01-20-2009 at 12:20 PM.

01-20-2009, 01:58 PM	#18
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ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: I wonder if this thing works at all? I did try one on my '96 Silver dollar with vortec 350. I can tell anyone who reads this that the 30-day money back guarantee is good. I made use of it, and there was no quibbling. I recommend it. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

01-20-2009, 03:32 PM	#20
Myself Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Arkansas Posts: 1,142	Re: I wonder if this thing works at all? I think that's a great marketing scheme! I DID put some Dura Lube in my wife's Jeep at the last oil change. It's a '95 Grand Cherokee 4x4 with 4.0 and auto. It went from 16 to 17.2 mpg city. That's for about the last 500 miles. So nI believe that stuff actually MUST work. I've also been tempted to try a Fitch fuel catalyst.

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01-20-2009, 06:00 PM	#22
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01-20-2009, 06:31 PM	#23
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01-20-2009, 06:36 PM	#24
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01-20-2009, 06:51 PM	#25
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